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Ocean Cloud

He's seen too much of lifeAnd there's no going backThe loneliness calls himAnd the edge which must be sharpenedHe's losing it. And he knows.But there's a fighter in his mind and his body's toughThe years have been unkind but kind enough

The smell of the earthIt's his favourite smellBut he's somehow compelled to the stinging salt hellTo the place where he hurts and he's scaredAnd there's no one to tellAnd no one who doesn't listen

"You can take all the boys and the girls in the worldAnd I'll trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean CloudI've seen too much of lifeSo the sea is my wife and a sweet Ocean Cloud is a mistress I'm allowedfor now."

"You can take all the boys and the girls in the worldI wouldn't trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean CloudI've seen too much of lifeSo the sea is my wife and a sweet ocean cloud is a mistress I'm allowedfor now."

"Only me and the seaWe will do as we please."

He remembers the day he was marched to the frontBy the physical knuckle head teacher of games"Look lads" he declared, "This boy's a cream puffNo guts and no musclesNo spine and no stuffing"The whole schoolroom sniggeredAnd silently thanked God it wasn't them..

But time is revenge. All the bullies grow weakAnd must live with faithless women who despise themI'll be in Barbados in a couple of weeksWith a rum on the table and yarns by the yardA story to tell and a story to save..unless she changes her mindI'll trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean CloudI've seen to much of life so the sea is my wifeAnd the sweet ocean clouds will look down on my boat tonight

Between two planetsIn between the points of lightBetween two distant shorelinesHere am I

Between two planetsIn the black daylight of spaceBetween two heavenly bodiesThe invisible man.Ripping out the radioI want to be alone

"You can take all the boys and the girls in the worldI wouldn't trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean CloudI've seen too much of lifeSo the sea is my wife and a sweet Ocean Cloud is a mistress I'm allowedI've seen too much of lifeSo the sea is my wifeAnd the sweet ocean clouds will look down on my bones tonight.